I Need a Robotic Engineer for a High School Essay

[mechman9113]

I need the assistance of a Robotic engineer that would be willing to submit to an interview that will help in the making of an essay that I have to write for my Principles of Engineering class. We are writing essays on a field of engineering that we desire to be employed in after college. Or if anyone can tell me how I can get in contact with a robotic engineer that would be helpful too.

[Andy Baker]

You can send me a PM with your questions.

I've cleaned out my PM box so that others can do the same, if they wish. I have been a mechanical designer for robotics systems for the last 15 years, while also being a part of PLTW advisory groups since 2000.

This is the time of year when the high school PLTW courses (http://www.pltw.org/curriculum/hs-engineering.html)have their Principles of Engineering class require students to interview engineers. Maybe other engineers can reply to this thread volunteering their services also. It would be cool to have a thread filled with mentors who are available so that the students can pick and choose who to interview.

Andy B.

[AdamHeard]

My boss doesn't have the official title of Robotic Engineer here at Northrop Grumman, but he works almost exclusively in space robotics (and has a PhD in it) if someone else is interested in that field of robotic engineering.

EDIT: he's also a mentor of 294, and is usually willing to lend a hand with these things.

[Taylor]

How many extra credit points would be awarded for a student who interviews Andy Baker?

[Alex Cormier]

How many extra credit points would be awarded for a student who interviews Andy Baker?

he gets a 4.0 for the rest of his life.

in that case, hey Andy...

[SuperJake]

I'll be willing to help you out. I may only have the title of Mechanical Engineer, but I do work on mobile robots for a living. I am part of a team working on the next-generation TALON Robots (http://www.foster-miller.com/lemming.htm) for Foster-Miller.

PM me if you are still looking for someone to talk to.

[Chris_Elston]

I did one for a student not long ago, last year I think. See attached.